The parents of a particularly noisy child have been threatened with a fine of over Â£7,000 for his unruly antics.

Simon and Pippa Lansdell were warned by Hull City Council that they could be forced to pay Â£7,720 after neighbours complained that their 4-year-old son Alfie was playing too loudly.

The couple were issued with a noise abatement notice and told that Alfie may have to be "monitored with digital equipment" when playing in the garden of their house.

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The letter was sent out after council workers received an allegation of "noise nuisance" relating to a "child screaming/playing in garden".

"When I first opened the letter I was shocked, then fuming," Simon told the Daily Express. "Alfie can be noisy and boisterous, but he is just a normal 4-year-old."

A spokesperson for Hull City Council defended the decision to investigate Alfie's behaviour, saying: "Legally, we have to investigate any noise complaints we receive, regardless of the source of the noise."